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12th ARF Inter‐Sessional Meetingon Counter Terrorism and 

Transnational Crime                          

Rachanikorn SarasiriDeputy Secretary‐General, NCB

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ASEAN RegionStrategic Area for illicit drug production, trafficking and abuseASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters has met since 1976ASEAN Drug Free 2015ASEAN Work Plan on Combating Illicit Drug Production, Trafficking and Use (2009‐2015)ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Control

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ASEAN Drug Free 2015ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters agreed that thevision of ASEAN Drug Free 2015 means to successfully and effectively control of illicit drugs and mitigate its negative consequences to societyThree priority areas were identified for significant and sustainable reduction as follows :i)    Illicit crops cultivationii)  Illicit manufacturing and trafficking of drugsiii) Prevalence of illicit drugs use

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ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on DrugsThe First Meeting was held in Bangkok in August 2012 in order to response to the Joint Declaration on ASEAN Drug Free 2015 of ASEAN Leaders at the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in April 2012.  The Second Meeting was held in Brunei Darussalam in 2013.  The Third Meeting will be held in Indonesia in 2014 

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Related cooperation frameworka)  ASEAN Senior Officials on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) + AMMTCb) ASEAN+China Cooperative Operations in Responseto Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD)c) ASEAN+3 Working Group on Narcotic Drugsd) 1993 MOU on Drug Control (Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and UNODC)

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Drug Situation in ASEAN Region‐ Remain facing the problem of illicit crop cultivation 

(opium poppy cultivation and marihuana cultivation)‐ Problem of ATS is emerging‐ Illicit drugs came from outside the region‐ Illicit drugs production in the region‐ high demand for drugs‐ Illicit drug trafficking by West African traffcikers

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Overall Drug Situation in Thailand1. Illicit drug trafficking and abuse remain serious.

2. Thailand suffered from drug problem mainly in trafficking and abusing while the drug production in Thailand is insignificant

3. Approximately 80% of drug seizure were methamphetamine

4. Methamphetamine is major drug of abuse both in tablet (Yaba) and crystalline from (Ice). Cocaine abuse is increasing but is not at the nation-wide level. Ecstasy abuse is decrease and Heroin abuse is very limited

5. There are 2 dimensions of illicit drug trafficking, the trafficking into the country for domestic abuse (Methamphetamine and cocaine) and the trafficking through Thailand to the third countries (Heroin, Marihuana etc.)

6. Domestic mail service trafficking is a new challenge. 7. West African syndicates use Thai women to smuggle drugs from South America by swallowing and travel through many countries before entering Thailand. One of the results is Thai women arrested in Many countries.8. Precursor and chemical trafficking has decreased  from the 90s‐ early 2000 but is still a problem. Precursor from SEA to other region. Pseudoephedrine had been trafficked in from 

abroad around 2010 but is now banned. 

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Overall Drug Situation in Thailand

9.   Prisoners in several prisons and ex‐prisoners are organisers or play key role in drug trafficking in the country. They also recruit syndicate member from their fellow prison inmates. This require more strict control of communication from the prison.

Total Cases

TotalOffender

Yaba (mill.tab.)

Ice (kg.) Heroin (kg.)

204,450  214,152 124.5 1,229.8 691.2

เฮโรอีน

Yaba 124.5 mill.tab

Statistic of offenders and seized drugs in 2013 in Thailand

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Influx of drugs from 2012 ‐ present1. Drastic increase in trafficking in from neighboring countries.

2. Oversupply of drug. Traffic in to store in Thailand prior to domestic order

3. Situation change in production area 

2012 

‐ 21 shipments of one mill. Yaba tab. or more. These cases  comprise of 34,922,100 tab. (with 397.1 kg ICE)

‐ 127.52 kgs. of heroin

January ‐ October 2013

‐ 19 shipments of one mill. Yaba tab. Or more. These   cases comprise of 32,642,000 tab. (with 353 kg ICE)

‐ 640.8 kgs. Of heroin

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Yaba Seizure

Year

Million tablets / Offender x100

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Yaba seizure6 February 2013, RTP arrested 3 suspects and seized 1,400,000 Yaba. In Lamphun province in the Northern region.

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Ice Seizure

Year

Kilogram /Offender x100

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Ecstasy Seizure

Year

Tablet / Offender

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Heroin Seizure

Year

Kilogram / Offender

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Cocaine Seizure

Year

Kilogram / Offender

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Marihuana Seizure

Year

Kilogram / Offender

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Kratom Seizure

Year

Kilogram / Offender

National Agenda to Overcome Drugs The government prioritizes drug control policy as an urgent policy

to be implemented in the first year of the administration.

The government declared drug control policy as the national agenda.

The government adopted the national drug control strategy called “the Kingdom’s Unity for Victory over Drugs” to call upon all the stakeholders to solve the problem.

The Government raised up the national agenda to the “Regional Agenda” to fight against drugs

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National Drug Control Policy

4 main elements: Reaffirm a principle of drug abusers/addicts

being patients Unite all segments of the nation to be a

national force to fight against drugs

Uphold the rule of law

Proactive International cooperation on control of drugs and precursor chemical and joint investigation

7 principle work plans

Community Empowerment

MOI+ONCB

Demand Reduction and Treatment

MOPH

Potential Demand Reduction

MOE

Supply Reduction

RTP

International Drug Control Cooperation

MFA+ONCB

Border Interdiction

MOD

Integrative Management

ONCB

Strategy: Kingdom’s Unity for Victory over drugs

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4 Targets Reduce negative impacts of

the drug problem

Quantitative Targets

outcomes

Strategic goal

AREA goals

8 Targets

Save society/community from drugsSave society/community from drugs

Drug problems in each

province are under control

Drug problems in each

province are under control

8 Targets (1) 84,320 communities

(2) Reduce of 300,000 drug addicts & follow up 560,000

persons undergone drug treatment

(3) 1.5 millions of primary students, grade 5 – grade 6 be

immunized from drugs

(4) 11,490 Schools

(5) General youth in every district

(6) 2,000 working places

(7) 40,000 major drug cases and further investigation

(8) 2,000 million baht of asset forfeiture

(1) 84,320 communities

(2) Reduce of 300,000 drug addicts & follow up 560,000

persons undergone drug treatment

(3) 1.5 millions of primary students, grade 5 – grade 6 be

immunized from drugs

(4) 11,490 Schools

(5) General youth in every district

(6) 2,000 working places

(7) 40,000 major drug cases and further investigation

(8) 2,000 million baht of asset forfeiture

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Major heroin seizure8 August 2013, arrest of 1 Thai and 3

Taiwanese offenders in BKK with 233.8 kgs. Of heroin.Route – Myanmar – BKK – Hong Kong (by air)

Extension of investigation led to arrest of 3 more offenders in Chiang Rai Province. 3 cars anf certain amount of cash have been confiscated for asset investigation.

1 of the offenders of latter group is a Taiwanese, Mr. Fan, Chin Chin

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West African Drug Trafficking Trend of Thai women traffickers who

swallowed cocaine in South America and fly to Thailand.

Routes: SA – Europe – SEA – Thailand SA – Asia – SEA - Thailand

20127 females have been arrested in Vietnam10 females have been arrested in CambodiaMore than 25 in Turkey, Brazil,Argentina, Peru, China,  Nepal etc.

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Trafficking by an African

15 July 2013, arrest of a Congolese with 1.5 kgs. of cocaine swallowed in the stomach.

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Arrest of African syndicateONCB investigated west Africans group and founded Miss Thanyanat Sama-Arphat smuggling drugs from Brazil via Singapore to Thailand 3 May 2013 CNB informed she traveled to Cambodia by Silk Air. ONCB informed NACD to arrested 1 female with 700 g. of Cocaine and another Thai female afterward.

Arrest of Taiwanese in Thailand2012 none2013 2 cases

4 offenders 3 on 8 August 20131 on 11 November 2013

248.35 kgs of heroin in total

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810 tons

828 tons

370 tons

Illicit Crop Monitoring Program (ICMP) in Myanmar

(Myanmar/UNODC Survey)

Cultivation + 17 %

* Source – UNODC Illicit Crop Monitoring Program

312 tons

315 tons

410 tons460 tons

Production + 13 %

330 tons

610 tons

580 tons

690 tons

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1. Chemical investigation.3. Prison drug trafficking suppression.4. Suppression of drug trafficking by mail. .5. Airport Interdiction Task Force.6. ASEAN-NARCO7. Drug impurity profiling and signature analysis8. International Cooperation on Drug Law

Enforcement.

Special counter drug trafficking measures

Asset Investigation and Seizure Drug case – Confiscation of asset suspicious of coming from drug money.Scenario 1 Drug case aquitted – return all asset without conditionScenario 2 Drug case guilty

2.1 Offender can prove legitimacy of asset – return2.2 Offender can not prove legitimacy of asset – seizure

1 October 2012 – 16 August 2013 3,981 case2190.8 million Bt. on investigation

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Confiscation of approx. 100 mil.Bt. of assets:3 houses,9 cars,cash, bank accounts,gold etc.

Chemical investigationThe RTP investigtes international chemical

traffickers.29 July 2013 seizure of 12 tons of Safrole

in the Netherlands (could produce 20.5 mill. Ecstasy). Route was Lao PDR. – Thailand – The Netherlands

1 Aug 2013, arrest of 5 offenders in Thailand. Chinese organiser fled out of the country.

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Prison Trafficking Suppression12 July 2013, arrest of 6 offenders in

several provinces who were member of the prison syndicate. The organiser is still in prison in Chiang Rai province. 13 million baht-assets was confiscated.

There were also 2 other similar case on 17 and 18 that the organiser is the inmates.

Mailing trafficking suppression30 July 2013, arrest of 1 offender with 60,000 Yaba at post office in Chiang Mai while he was attempting to send the drug parcel.Support of x-ray machine to private mailing service.

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Airport Interdiction Task ForceThe ASEAN Airport Interdiction Task Forces (AITF) is the cooperation of ASEAN Member States to suppress illicit drug trafficking at the international airports at the capital cities of ASEAN.

The Thai AITF comprises of ONCB, Police Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Immigration Police, Royal Thai Customs and Anti Money Laundering Office. ONCB will be the secretariat of the working group committee.

2013 (Jan-May), there were 10 cases of Custom with 20 offender (10 Thais , 2 Pilipino , 1 Iranian 3 Nigerian , 1 sera Leone , 1 Ethiopian , 1 Vietnamese, 1 South African)

ICE 20 kgs. , Cocaine 22 kgs. Yaba 1,478 tablets, KHAT or CHAT 60 kgs. ********

28 June 13 Custom arrested Thai female with 4.1 kgs. of ice concealed in her dress at Suvarnabhumi airport. Route is India – BKK – Vientiane Lao PDR.

Airport interdiction

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7 August 2013, Police Narcotics Suppression Bureau arrested 1 offender with 4,200,000 Yaba in Phusang District, Payao Province

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Level of International Cooperation

Global United NationsUN Conventions on International Drug ControlCND Resolutions)United Nations Office on Drug and Crime –UNODCInternational Narcotic Control Board

Regional Asia & PacificASEAN

ASEAN Charter

Master plan on ASEAN ConnectivityASOD /ACCORDProject

Sub-regional Mekong Sub-region1993 MOU on Drug Control among

Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand Vietnam and UNODC

Bilateral Go. And Go. Bilateral MOU/AgreementProgramme/Project

National Individual Country National Drug Control Policy

Commitment /Implementation of

Recommendations,resolutionsNational project/programme

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1. Bi-lateral and Multi-lateral, ASEAN cooperation with counterparts both in the region and in the other region in fighting against drugs.

2. To enhance the cooperation among ASEAN Member States, Thailand proposed to set up the ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center (ASEAN-NARCO) as the coordinating center for drug control activities.

International cooperation and ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center (ASEAN-NARCO)

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